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Semla – Swedish Shrove Tuesday Buns

Prep Time1 hr
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time1 hr 10 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Nordic, Scandinavian
Keyword: Pancake Day, Semla, Semlor, Shrove Tuesday, vegan
Servings: 18 Semlor

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Dough

  • 500 g Plain, Gluten-Free Flour Have a little extra for work surfaces and kneading
  • 250 ml Plant-Based Milk
  • 100 g Vegan Margarine Melted
  • 60 g White Sugar
  • 2 tsp Dried Instant Yeast
  • 2 tsp Ground Cardamon

To Serve

  • Vegan Whipped Cream
  • Raspberries Fresh
  • Blueberries Fresh
  • Icing Sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C Fan.
  • Line a tray with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Melt the margarine/butter alternative in a pan and set aside.
  • Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl and add the cardamom, sugar and yeast. Carefully pour in the melted butter with the milk and combine the ingredients with a wooden spoon.
  • Once the dough has come together, knead into a ball and place at the bottom of the bowl. Cover the bowl with cling-film and prove for a minimum of 30 minutes.
  • After the dough has proved, sprinkle flour on your work surface and rolling pin so the dough doesn’t stick. Tip the dough out of the bowl onto your floured work surface.
  • Gently roll the dough into a rectangular shape until it is 2cm thick.
  • Use an upside-down glass or a cookie cutter to cut out circular shapes. These will rise during the baking process and form the semla. Transfer the shapes onto your baking tray.
  • Once you’ve cut out as many shapes as possible, knead the mixture into a ball again, repeating the process of rolling out the dough and cutting out circles until you’ve used up all the dough.
  • Bake in the oven for 10 minutes, or until the semlor have risen and are golden brown.
  • Set aside the semlor buns to cool.
  • Once cool, you should be able to gently split open the semlor buns with a knife.
  • Shake the whipped cream and slowly pipe in a circular motion onto the bottom half of the semla. Top with the remaining half of the semla, similar to a scone.
  • Dust with icing sugar and serve with raspberries, blueberries, or fruit of your choice, enjoy!